ABSTRACT
Now in a revised and updated second edition, Early Visual Skills is a practical manual for use with children and young people who have underdeveloped visual perceptual skills. Twelve clear and easy-to-follow sections, focusing on skills such as attention, discrimination, sequencing, concentration and memory, are filled with carefully designed activities to stimulate visual attention and discrimination skills in children with a range of developmental levels and abilities.
Features include:
- A wide range of activities suited to both the early years and home settings
- Links to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework and topics reflecting the EYFS and the Key Stage 1 curriculum
- Photocopiable materials designed to document the child’s development over time
As most of the activities are non-verbal, they are well suited for children with limited spoken language, including EAL (English as an Additional Language) learners, the deaf, sensory impaired, or those with autism or learning difficulties. Whilst primarily designed for early years practitioners, SENCOs (Special Educational Needs Coordinator), specialist teachers, therapists and other professionals, there are activity sheets and guidance for parents to provide them practical advice on how to stimulate visual perceptual skills at home, turning their child’s everyday routines into opportunities to stimulate visual awareness.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section
Introduction
section Section 1|11 pages
Look at me
section Section 2|11 pages
Let’s look together
section Section 3|14 pages
Looking and following
section Section 4|10 pages
Visual scanning
section Section 5|34 pages
Visual matching
section Section 6|31 pages
Visual sorting
section Section 7|22 pages
Visual sequencing
section Section 8|35 pages
Complex visual discrimination
section Section 9|16 pages
Visual memory and concentration
section Section 10|7 pages
Holiday projects
section Section 11|8 pages
Visual skills in the curriculum
section Section 12|13 pages
Visual resources